The registering authority lacks unilateral power to cancel a registered sale deed.

ORDER

The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents 1 and 5 to consider petitioner's representation dated 22.08.2023 and to cancel the sale deed dated 14.12.2001 in Doc.No.5352/2001 in favour of 7^th and 8^th respondent in respect of land in survey No.344/N2B 0.38 acres depressed class lands.

2.The petitioner's contention is that the Tahsildar had assigned land under schedule caste category to one Gurupatham, who is the uncle of the petitioner and had issued patta No.R.D.OS.R.Dis.15528 dated

22.06.1976 vide survey No.344/N2B 0.38 acre. After the demise of said Gurupatham, petitioner's mother has been enjoying the said property and she had given power to sixth respondent to maintain the property. Thereafter, the sixth respondent had sold the property to non-members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes through a sale deed registered before the 4^th respondent and patta was also issued in favour of 7^th and 8^th respondents. The petitioner made a representation to the respondents to cancel the sale deed in favour of 7^th and 8^th respondents. Till date no action has been taken. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate accepting notice for respondents 1 to 5.

4. In the light of the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in the case of M.Kathirvel Vs. Inspector General of Registration, Department of Registration and Others [reported in 2024 (4) CTC 769], the prayer sought for cannot be granted, as it has been held by the Division Bench that the Registering Authority has no power to cancel the document unilaterally. However, this does not preclude the petitioner from working out the other remedies available to him.

5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs.

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1.The District Collector, O/o.District Collectorate Office, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.

2.The Inspector General of registration, O/o.The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome High Road, Chennai.

3.The Revenue Officer, Revenue office campus, Udumalaipettai, Tiruppur District.

4.The District Registrar, O/o District Registrar Office, Registration Department, Tiruppur – 641 602. 5.The Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Udamalaipettai, Tiruppur – 642 126.

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